An €840,000 contract to fight poverty in three priority districts of Béziers

Signature of the 2024-2030 city contract providing financial support for three poor Biterrois neighborhoods. Gaelle Liot

On the arrival of the Hérault prefect, at the sub-prefecture for the signing of the “Commitment 2030” city contract. Gaelle Liot

Conférence donnant les axes prioritaires du contrat de ville 2024-2030 : éducation, sécurité, emploi et accès au droit. Gaelle Liot

840,000,000, this is the sum allocated by the State, the Agglomeration, the Region and the Caf to fight against poverty in so-called priority neighborhoods. ;nbsp;from Béziers: City center, Iranget-Grangette and Devèze.

"We must reduce delinquency, reduce unemployment and reduce poverty", affirmed Robert Ménard, this Tuesday July 9, at the Béziers sub-prefecture. On this day, he signed, in his role as president of the Béziers Méditerranée agglomeration, the new city contract "Commitment districts 2 030< /em>" with the prefect of Hérault, François Xavier Lauch. The Occitanie Region will, for its part, sign this agreement on Friday July 12. In all, around ten partners are involved in this agreement, including banks, OPH, France Travail. At the origin of this city contract, citizen consultations were ;organized, from June to July 2023, with residents, associations, institutions, social landlords.